Introduction
Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer who has worked with bands such as Kyuss, The Melvins, Tool, Chevelle, Queens of the Stone Age, Coheed and Cambria, Tomahawk, L7, The Jesus Lizard, Parkway Drive, New Model Army, Bad Religion and Stam1na.
Biography
Joe Barresi started playing guitar when he was 7, and played in local bands in and around his home in New York City and in Florida. He studied classical guitar and music theory at the University of South Florida, and transferred to the University of Miami where he also studied piano and music engineering. While there he logged a prodigious number of hours recording and developing local bands in Miami.
After completing college, Barresi moved to Los Angeles and began working his way up the ladder by working at numerous local studios—a move that helped him gain an understanding of the different consoles, rooms and clientele at the various studios. His first big break came when he engineered a demo for producer GGGarth Richardson. He went on to work with a number of well-respected producers including David Kahne, Michael Beinhorn, Rob Cavallo and Sylvia Massy. He also engineered some guitars for Lostprophets on the album Start Something.
As a mixer, Barresi has mixed tracks for Monster Magnet, Fair to Midland, Hole, Veruca Salt, Weezer, Rancid, Bauhaus, Anthrax, Skunk Anansie, and Alpha Galates.
Eventually Barresi gained enough experience and insight that he began producing records. He has produced or co-produced tracks for Clutch, Buckcherry, Fu Manchu, Loudmouth, The Melvins, L7 and others. He also produced the debut album by Queens of the Stone Age which, at the time, did not have a record deal. That album was eventually released by indie label Loose Groove. The self-titled album garnered attention from press (Rolling Stone named Queens of the Stone Age one of the ten most important hard and heavy bands of the year) and alternative radio (including KROQ) -- all of which landed the band a deal with Interscope Records. He has recently finished recording the band Stam1na.
Discography
As producer
| Artist | Album Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Melvins | Stag | 1996 |
| Melvins | Honky | 1997 |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Queens of the Stone Age | 1998 |
| Fu Manchu | King of the Road | 1999 |
| Pennywise | Land of the Free? | 2001 |
| Powerman 5000 | Transform | 2003 |
| Backyard Babies | Stockholm Syndrome | 2003 |
| Tomahawk | Mit Gas | 2003 |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Lullabies to Paralyze | 2005 |
| The Butterfly Effect | Imago | 2006 |
| Bad Religion | New Maps of Hell | 2007 |
| Clutch | From Beale Street to Oblivion | 2007 |
| Puscifer | Cuntry Boner | 2007 |
| Zico Chain | Food | 2007 |
| Saviours | Into Abaddon | 2008 |
| Isis | Wavering Radiant | 2009 |
| Parkway Drive | Deep Blue | 2010 |
| Pearl | Little Immaculate White Fox | 2010 |
| Coheed and Cambria | Year of The Black Rainbow | 2010 |
| Apocalyptica | 7th Symphony | 2010 |
| Bad Religion | The Dissent of Man | 2010 |
| Fair to Midland | Arrows and Anchors | 2011 |
| Chevelle | Hats Off to the Bull | 2011 |
| Every Time I Die | Ex Lives | 2012 |
| Stam1na | Nocebo | 2012 |
| Bad Religion | True North | 2013 |
| Chevelle | La Gárgola | 2014 |
| Black Stone Cherry | Magic Mountain | 2014 |
| Chevelle | The North Corridor | 2016 |
| Avenged Sevenfold | The Stage | 2016 |
As engineer
- Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
- Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
- Melvins - Stoner Witch (1994)
- L7 - Hungry for Stink (1994)
- Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995)
- Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
- L7 - The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum (1997)
- The Jesus Lizard - Blue (1998)
- Fu Manchu - King of the Road (1999)
- Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First (2004)
- Tool - 10,000 Days (2006)
- Kelly Clarkson - My December (2007)
- Satyricon - The Age of Nero (2008)
- Taking Back Sunday - New Again (2008)
- Matisyahu - Light (2009)
- Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg (2009)
- Alpha Rev - New Morning (2009)
- Isis - Wavering Radiant (2009)
- Pearl - Little Immaculate White Fox (2010)
- Coheed and Cambria - Year of The Black Rainbow (2010)
- Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony (2010)
- Parkway Drive - Deep Blue (2010)
- The Presets - Pacifica (2012)
- Volto! - Incitare (2013)
As mixer
- Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
- Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
- Downset - Do we speak a dead language? (1996)
- Fu Manchu - The Action Is Go (1997)
- Fu Manchu - King of the Road (1999)
- Psycore - I Am Not One of Us (1999)
- Amen - Amen (1999) (2 tracks)
- Rancid - Indestructible (2003) (2 tracks)
- The Juliana Theory - Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat (2005)
- Tool - 10,000 Days (2006)
- Zico Chain - Food (2007)
- Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell (2007)
- Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion (2007)
- Puscifer - Cuntry Boner (2007)
- Alpha Galates - A Stimulus for Reason (2007)
- Braintoy - Vehicles (2008)
- Xavier Rudd - Dark Shades of Blue (2008)
- Enslaved - Vertebrae (2008)
- Saviours - Into Abaddon (2008)
- Satyricon - The Age of Nero (2008)
- Disciple - Southern Hospitality (2008)
- Isis - Wavering Radiant (2009)
- Pearl - "Little Immaculate White Fox" (2010)
- Audrey Horne - Audrey Horne (2010)
- Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow (2010)
- Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony (2010)
- Parkway Drive - Deep Blue (2010)
- Soundgarden - King Animal (2012)
- Volto! - Incitare (2013)
- Monster Magnet - Last Patrol (2013)
- New Model Army - Between Dog and Wolf (2013)
- New Model Army - Between Wine and Blood (2014)
- Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)
- Monster Magnet - Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining Of Last Patrol (2014)
- Monster Magnet - Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux) (2015)
- Red Fang - Only Ghosts (2016)
- De La Tierra - De La Tierra II (2016)